Fixing Healthcare April 15, 2025
In this episode of Medicine: The Truth, co-hosts Dr. Robert Pearl and Jeremy Corr examine the alarming spread of measles across 25 U.S. states (with outbreaks in six). The disease, as of this episode’s publication, has already led to 700 cases and the confirmed deaths of two unvaccinated children.
Meanwhile, healthcare costs have ballooned to $5.2 trillion, federal funding cuts are hampering outbreak response (as well as important scientific research), and Medicaid expansion under the ACA is facing serious threats.
Dr. Pearl discusses the broader implications of these events along with a host of key topics covered in this episode:
- Measles cases top 700, with 60 hospitalizations and two pediatric deaths so far—making this the worst year for measles...
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